Inside Back Cover: Palladium‐Catalysed Cross‐Coupling Reactions Controlled by Noncovalent Zn⋅⋅⋅N Interactions (Chem. Eur. J. 21/2017)

Abstract

Weak Zn⋅⋅⋅N interactions have been exploited in homogeneous palladium catalysis. The selective binding between pyridine‐containing compounds and zinc‐containing scaffolds (porphyrin or salphen) prevents undesired catalyst inhibition, thus increasing the activity of the palladium‐phosphane catalyst. The picture illustrates how a magician uses the “Zn⋅⋅⋅N weak interactions” trick to increase the performance of the palladium catalyst inside an Erlenmeyer flask under the watchful eye of a bunny. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. Gramage‐Doria et al. on page 5033 ff.